FÉDÉRATION AÉRONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE
FAI BALLOONING COMMISSION (CIA)
ANNUAL CONFERENCE - Bern, Switzerland March 2001
Notable Flight Diplomas for flights and achievements 1995 to 2000.
1995-02-22 J. Steven Fossett, USA
First solo flight across the Pacific. Seuol, Korea, February 17th to Mendham, Canada,
February 21st. Absolute World Distance Record.
1995-05-01 Gintaras Surkus and Valery Machornilov, Lithuania
First crossing of the Baltic in a Hot Air Balloon. From Kalmar, Sweden to Latvia.
1995-11-12 Karl-Gustav "K-G" Silverstolpe, Sweden
First balloon flight over Borneo. Flight from Danum Valley to a logging camp. Photo safari
over rain forest. Free flight preceded by tethered flights a few days before
1995-xx-xx Hiro Takamoto, Japan.
First flight in Mongolia by hot air balloon
1996-04-21 Franz Josef "Jojo" Maes, Germany.
1111 flights in gas balloon as commander of the balloon. (Also 1075 hot air balloon
flights)
1996-04-21 Ivan André Trifonov, Austria
First solo flight at the Geographical North Pole by Hot Air Balloon
1997-01-20 J. Steven Fossett, USA
Around the World attempt. First over three continents. First to make 2 Atlantic crossings.
St Louis, USA to Varanasi, India. Lost time avoiding Libyan airspace. Absolute World
Distance and Duration Records.
1997-02-01 Don Piccard, USA
Free Balloon Pilot licence holder during 50 years
1997-05-22 Eduardo Vaqués Correa, Argentina
First wedding in a Hot Air Balloon performed by the balloon pilot. Pilot authorised by law
17.285
1998-01-05 J. Steven Fossett, USA
First to make 3 Atlantic crossings. St. Louis, USA to Krasnodar, Russia. Total track dist.
about 11500 km
1998-03-01 Nini Boesman, Holland
Gas Balloon Pilot licence holder during 50 years
1998-08-16 J. Steven Fossett, USA
Around the World attempt. First South Atlantic crossing, first Indian Ocean crossing.
Mendoza, Argentina 7 Aug to Chesterfield Reef, Coral sea 16 Aug. Absolute Distance Record.
Ditched in Coral Sea due severe weather
2000-01-08 Ivan André Trifonov, Austria and Anulfo Gonzalez, Spain
First flight at the South Pole
2000-02-04 Dick Smith and John Wallington Australia
First flight across Tasman Sea. From Kaitaia, North Island, New Zealand to Iluka, NSW,
Australia
Track distance 2286 km/1420 SM. Note that prevailing winds are from west
2000-06-03 David Hempleman-Adams, UK
First flight to the North Pole (and back). Took off Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen May 28 at
16:05. Landed 81.30N 021E June 3 at 04.27 UTC. Was at 89.9N. Track distance 2 222 km.
Hans Åkerstedt
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